Safety & Occupational Health Manager

About the Position:
The Safety and Occupational Health Manager position is for USAREUR Office of Chief of Staff Safety located in Wiesbaden, Germany.

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

1. 30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans
2. Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Applying to OCONUS Positions
3. Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)
4. Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce
5. Family Member Preference (FMP) for Overseas Employment
6. Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan
7. Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act
8. Military Spouse Preference (MSP) for Overseas Employment
9. Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer
10. Postal Service/Peace Corps and Other Unique Authorities
11. Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible
12. Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement
13. Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible
14. Re-employed Annuitant
15. Reinstatement
16. Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998

In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service in or related to safety and occupational health that provided the specific knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, which includes: (1) develop safety policies and plans to prevent accidents that may result in occupational injury and/or illness, (2) develop safety plans encompassing the pre-deployment, deployment, employment and re-deployment of personnel and equipment; AND (3) determine status of compliance with combat, combat support, and combat service support safety requirements.

The OPM Qualification Standard provides the following examples:

• Managing safety or occupational health program elements.
• Developing and recommending safety and occupational health policy to higher levels of management.
• Applying safety and occupational health laws, regulations, principles, theories, practices, and procedures to advise on or resolve technical matters dealing with occupational safety and health requirements.
• Developing safety and occupational health standards, regulations, practices, and procedures to eliminate or control potential hazards.
• Developing or implementing programs to reduce the frequency, severity, and cost of accidents and occupational illnesses.
• Analyzing or evaluating new and existing jobs, processes, products, or other systems to determine the existence, severity, probability, and outcome of hazards.
• Designing or modifying workplaces, processes, products, or other systems to control or eliminate hazards.
• Inspecting or surveying workplaces, processes, products, or other systems for compliance with established safety and occupational health policies or standards and to identify potential new hazards.
• Training of workers, supervisors, managers, or other safety and occupational health personnel in safety or occupational health subjects. Work in occupational fields such as industrial hygienist, safety engineer, fire prevention engineer, health physicist, and occupational health nurse.

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:

• Accident/Mishap and Hazard Investigation and Reporting
• Program Management
• Safety and Health
• Written Communication

Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS12).

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